Brett Atkins doesn’t wear a super hero uniform, but if he did, it would probably say something like: I’m 4 Macarthur. That’s because apart from his day job with Nikon, everything else he does in his life is all about Camden and Campbelltown, and a bit of Wollondilly thrown inRead more »
In a backflip of epic proportions, the State Government has today announced that Hurlstone Agricultural High School will stay in Glenfield after all. The reversal comes four years almost to the day since the government revealed plans to relocate Campbelltown’s iconic school lock, stock and barrel to a Western SydneyRead more »
We’re in the midst of a prolonged drought and our dam levels are rapidly plummeting, but if we can embrace the re-use of grey water we’ll get through it all according to a Campbelltown councillor. Warren Morrison, who wants Campbelltown Council to look at the feasibility of the re-use ofRead more »
Doug lost his son Tom to suicide on New Year’s Day in 2018. The Leppington father of two said he felt “a huge sense of failure”. “Everyone else is going on with their life but there’s no way you can move forward,” he said. “Then you realise you have toRead more »
Three days after Vow and Declare won the 2019 Melbourne Cup, Geoff Corrigan walked into Squeeze and Grind, his local café in Camden, and was greeted with a standing ovation. “It was incredible, people were clapping, just unbelievable,’’ he tells the South West Voice in Macarthur. “My morning walks inRead more »
According to his own online profile, Kuba Dorabialski, the winner of this year’s $25,000 Fishers Ghost art prize, is interested in “the intersections of mysticism, radical leftist politics and the personal poetic’’. Don’t ask me what all that means, I’m just a gonzo journalist from Campbelltown. And certainly don’t askRead more »
It took less than 48 hours for 1,500 people across South West Sydney to become foundation members of Macarthur FC. Memberships became available for the very first time on Friday, November 1, and by Saturday evening the club reported that they had reached the 1,500 milestone. Two days earlier, onRead more »
The first preview of Sydney’s new airport has been unveiled with architects appointed to design the state-of-the-art terminal precinct at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. Western Sydney Airport chief executive officer Graham Millett said an architectural team consisting of London-based Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture in Sydney wasRead more »
Another big award for Camden Lakeside: West Group Macarthur CEO Tony Mathew an executive assistant Karen Hansen with the 2019 Metropolitan Club of the Year trophy at the presentation held in the St Mary’s Pavilion at Curzon Hall last night Lakeside Golf Club Camden has taken out the 2019 MetropolitanRead more »
It’s a few minutes before the 24 Hour Fight Against Cancer officially starts but already the enthusiasm is infectious. Both in the VIP area behind the microphone and in the grandstand there are happy faces and lots and lots of energy on this warm and sunny Saturday morning. Mayor GeorgeRead more »
The humble halal snack pack looks set to put Campbelltown’s Fisher’s Ghost festival on the map next month. A Guinness Book of Records attempt by King Kebab House will provide a massive culinary climax to the festival’s street fair on Saturday, November 9. And Campbelltown mayor George Brticevic believes itRead more »
Macarthur FC Bulls haven’t kicked a ball in anger yet, but they are kicking plenty of goals off the field. The Bulls, who will join the A-League premiership from season 2020-21 in 12 months, have cemented their grassroots foundations with a formal agreement with three South West Sydney football associations.Read more »
